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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jose Arcadio Buendia become obsessed with?

2. Who is tampering with Rebeca's impending wedding?

3. What did Melqunades seemingly die of?

4. What is/are the names of Jose Arcadio and Ursula's child/children?

5. What does Colonel Aureliano Buendia do when he visits the jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. When a messenger arrives from the Liberal Revolutionary Forces, what does Arcadio do?

2. When Jose Arcadio Buendia becomes obsessed with mechanical animals, what do Aureliano and some townspeople do?

3. How do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia learn that Rebeca is related to them?

4. What has Melqunades left behind after his sudden death?

5. How does Ursula help to prevent the marriage of Rebeca and Pietro?

6. What are some of the ailments of Rebeca?

7. Describe what is going to happen to Colonel Buendia in the not too distant past.

8. What does Colonel Aureliano Buendia begin to realize?

9. Who vies for the attention of Pietro Crespi?

10. Who does Aureliano Buendia marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the parchment so important for the characters in the book? What makes this parchment something important to the family? What happens when the parchment is finally deciphered? Who is the one who deciphers it? Why is it so important that this character be the one who deciphers the parchment?

Essay Topic 2

For many characters in the book, they learn of their fate long before the fate comes to pass. Give three examples of how this has happened to characters in the novel, including a full description of the foreshadowing, the way the character reacted, and whether the fate came true.

Essay Topic 3

Men and women have vastly different parts to play in this novel. Using characters from each generation as examples, describe the role of men in this novel as well as the roles of women. How do they differ? How are they the same?

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